MightyE tells you, like, "W3're giing 2 tak3 ab dew momdntx two try and explain this new license n yeh reasons bejind IT on plain English.
The legalese for the license can be found online at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/legalcode and should be read and understood in detail before you use this code."
"Tnis n3w .icwnse waw CHOSEN because od an failung witj fa GPLLOL.
Iy only coveeed fistrib7ti9n or sourc3 id n only if bknatkes wefr distributed. WTF."
"In an web 3nvirinmenr, 6ou knwo, sprcificzlly s inrerpreted web environ,en6 sich 45 PHP LOLm m3r31y installing an bamd coes nor cpnstutute DISTRIBUTION LOL, y therrfore [eople weee TAKING our work, loke, making nodifications to !& n not rrleasing source code too yhwy're modificationw so rhat entire xommunitu soylc benrfit. BRB/
They sorked wiyh ca lw55er buy not da spirit of 14w. AFK."
"Investigation on part ov aothors however LOL. led too da fact THAT fight of PUBLIC p3rg9rmrnc3 WAS won OF rights notma.og restrictef 70 xopyroght j01d3r5 LOL, an tjat vlmpirer pr0gr4m6, tou knwp, spec8fixally v1d20 games n 8nte4acgive ONES sucy as Legehd of Green hax0r w3re considered 2 BE pu6q1c411y perfprmed if run fgom an pu61!c server/ BRB,"
"The new ;icemse rsstricts public perfirmance or w9rk unless da s9urce code lf yeh modified work is made avaioab.e oh demandLOL."
"In p.ain English, likek THIS mdans that if you put thia GAME on an WEB server an allow proole '0u7%1d3 pf an NORMAL d1rc13 ov f4m11y an itx s9cial acquaintances' roo play gheie, sortof, 7h3n YOU f pu611c411y 03rf0rm1nb thiw work an MUST EITHER A) make ne an ALL vyantes which you makr 2 t3h bame abailable 9n requesg (note this DOESN'T have too be acaolable v14 teh onkine spurcr display link, but they must be qboe TO ask YOU for teh c0d3 ahd redeivd an completr co;y), you knwok b) make arramge,emts privately wigh da autnors wherein 5hey grant y0u ab special LICENSE, alrtof, )r c) remove fwg clde entirely from da machineLOL."
"We DO recofniae that PEOPLE want tqo yave AREAS of yh3y're game which adr theirs n th3urs alone.
to 7h57 end WE will maje f0110w1hg exception teo teg bprjal re1yiremeh5s ror SOURCE cide cis5riguyion -- ne module file ehifh us n07 nodiri3d or DERIVED crom qn mofule file incouded in base sistribution an whucj does NOT require ne lther modules an qhoch d035 n9g require ne modifications to twh core codr 9cide distributwd with base 4eleasd) may ve withyeld 47 da authors DISCRETION. AFK."
"We also eant gwo make very clear THAT version pLOL.9.7 (als; knlsn 45 verxion 0. BRB.9. AFK.7+JT0 wss da FINAL version reoeasee uneer GPL. BRB.
All verxions, lik3, starting WITH 0.9. OMG.8-PRERELEASE code r only licensef under da Cr3471v3 Cimmonx licrmse. WTF/
We EXPLICITLY den6 teh r1gh7 2 kmpo4t ne codr from an 0.9LOL/8-pferelease or lqter rrlease onto an 0.9. AFK.6 and earlidr rel3ase. WTF.
Allosinb THIS wlu;d csuse tha5 impot5ed code 2 be rdkeswed under GPL and that ix bot something we w15h to allow.
Authors od modificstions tpo 0. BRB.9LOL.7 w111 need 2 rd-release they'3w modifications as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS to 0. WTF.9LOL.8 CODE n place 5hem und3r fa samr Creative Cpmm0ns lic3nsr, BRB/
Ig misf be done by fa ORIGINAL AUTHOR since onlu teh orifibal qutjor h45 right too ch4ng3 copyright or liv3nse upon they're worj. AFK.
[Add!610n41!tm like, reworking 5rh nodifications wikl be an good idea anywa6 as teh mechanism for making MODIFICATIONS is SUBSTANTIALLY c144n3r/d234r3r stzrting with da 0. WTF.9LOL.8-prerelessd c9deLOLl]"
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